chaira

Galician

Chairas, Terrachá, Galicia

Chaira

Alternative forms

• chaeira, chaila, cheira

Etymology

From proto-Galician *chãaira, from Latin plānāria (“planar”), from Latin plānus (“flat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃajɾɐ]

Noun

chaira m (plural chairas)

1. (geography) plain

   Synonyms: chá, planicie

2. (geography) plateau; esplanade

   Synonyms: chan, chao

3. (tools) sharpener; honing steel

   Synonym: aguzadoira

4. (tools) knife used by shoemakers

Derived terms

• Chaira
• Chairas
• chairego

Descendants

• → Spanish: chaira

Adjective

chaira

1. feminine singular of chairo

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “chaira”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “chaira”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “chaira”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Shona

Verb

-chaira (infinitive kuchaira)

1. Alternative form of -tyaira

Spanish

Noun

chaira f (plural chairas)

1. knife used by shoemakers
2. sharpening steel
3. (colloquial) knife; blade (in general)

Further reading

• “chaira”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28